Needle threader



W. PARSONS NEEDLE THREADER Filed Sept. 11, 1956 WINVENTOR.

Patented May 3, 1938 UNITED STATES earnsr or rice 2 Claims.

This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in needle threaders and is an improvement over my Patent No. 1,563,223, NovemberZl, 1925.

An object of the invention herein isto provide a simple',.efiicient and durable device in which the needle can. be quickly and easily threaded and from which the needle can be very easily. and quickly removed after it is threaded.

A furthero-bject of the invention'is to provide a device of which. the: parts are easily and economically assembled without soldering so that the cost of manufacturing it is reduced to a minimum.

Further and more specific objects, features, and advantages will more clearly appear from a consideration of the specification hereinafter when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the specification and which illustrate a present preferred form of the invention.

In general the invention as an improvement over my former patent above mentioned, comprises a device in which the needle threading feed. chute is pivoted on the main frame in such manner that it can be moved after the needle is threaded to raise the threaded needle into a position wherein it can be very readily grasped and removed from the device. Furthermore the construction in the improved form is such that soldering is done away with entirely thus eliminating a construction the durability of which is uncertain and also reducing the cost of manufacturing. Furthermore also the device is provided with means whereby the needle as it is dropped into the feed chute is more accurately and certainly disposed into a position where it will be securely engaged with the threading hook.

The preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawing of which,

Fig. l is a side elevation of the device ready.

to receive a needle;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the needle in the initial position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts in the position at the threading of the needle;

Fig. 4 shows the parts restored to a normal position after the needle is threaded;

Fig. 5 shows the parts in the position where the feed chute is fully retracted to permit the threaded needle to be easily Withdrawn;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig.

Fig. '7 shows the needle and thread as it is withdrawn from the device; and,

Fig. 8 shows the needle and thread after the free end of. the thread has been drawn throughthe needle ready for sewing.

As shown in the drawing the device comprises a. frame plate I Il, to the bottomof which a bent-over portion II is connected for enabling 5 the device to be mounted on a wall bar or other support if desired. To the upper edge of frame I0 there is attached a bent spring I2 which supports a long bar I3 the outer end of which is bent backicn itself as shown in Fig. 6. As shown 10 inFig. 3=theforward upper edge of this bar I3 is slightly bevelled in order to enable the end of the needle to easily assume the position shown in Fig. 3. This bent back portion of the bar I3 forms an opening I I through which the upper end of a hook projects, this hook being mounted on the outer upper end of the frame as clearly seen in Fig. 4.

A plate I5 is pivoted to the frame III by rivet I9 and carries a needle chute or trough member I6 having a tapered nose or snout II adapted to lie adjacent and above the outer end of the bar I3 as shown in Figs. 1 to 4. When the needle I8 is dropped into the chute or trough I6 it will slide theredown and assume the position shown in Fig. 2. The thread 22 is then placed in the position shown in this figure and a downward pull exerted thereon moves the device to the position shown in Fig. 3 with the hook extending up through the loop I4 in the bar I3 and the thread 22 disposed adjacent. and beneath the point of the hook. When the thread is released from the downward pull then the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 4 which shows the thread drawn down through the eye of the needle in the manner shown in Fig. 7. Then the chute I6 is turned on its pivot point is and moved to the position shown in Fig. 5 in which the end of the needle with the thread is lifted up away from the other parts so that the needle can be quickly and easily grasped in the hand and removed from the device.

In order to prevent the needle moving too far forward when dropped into the chute I6 I provide a guard or stop plate 20 disposed movably across the end of the bar I3 and this plate 20 is: mounted on the forward end of a plate 2| which has a lower bent-over end 2| pivotally connected to a suitable hole in the frame I0. When the spring plate I3 is in normal position it holds the guard plate in the position shown in Fig. 5 but when the thread is pulled down as shown in Fig. 3 the guard plate 20 is then moved to the position shown in that figure. When the guard plate is thus moved down it permits the needle to be moved just a little across the bevelled end of the bar 14 so that the eye of the needle will center positively over the line of movement of the hook threader.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a simple and efficient device wherein the parts are effectively related without the use of solder but by means of simple rivets and pivots so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced to a minimum. Furthermore I have provided a device in which the needle is positively and securely positioned in just the right position to receive the threading hook when the device is operated.

Still further I have provided the device with means whereby after the needle is threaded it can be moved readily and easily to a position where it can be moved from the device fully threaded without danger of loosing the thread from the eye of the needle.

Still further have I provided a device which can be fastened to a support such as a wall and with a thread already in position to be threaded into the needle so that whenever a person wishes a threaded needle all they have to do is to go to the device and pull down on the thread and then shift the chute to the retracted position after letting go of the thread and they can remove the needle readily from the device with the needle already and securely threaded all in a few seconds time.

While the invention has been described in detall and with respect to a present preferred form which the invention may assume, it is not to be limited to such details and forms since many changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest aspects. Hence it is desired to cover any and all forms and modifications of the invention which may come within the language or scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A needle threading device which comprises a frame, a depressible spring plate mounted on the frame and adapted to support a needle there-- on, a chute to receive and guide the needle to the proper position on the frame, the chute being pivotally mounted on the frame, a guide or stop plate disposed at. the end of the spring plate to limit the movement of the needle on the support, said stop plate pivoted to the frame.

2. A needle threading device which comprises a frame, a depressible spring plate mounted on the frame and adapted to support a needle thereon, a chute to receive and guide the needle to the proper position on the frame, the chute being pivotally mounted on the frame, a guide or stop plate disposed at the end of the spring plate to limit. the movement of the needle on the support, said stop plate pivoted to the frame, and means on the main frame member to permit the mounting of the whole device on a suitable support.

WALTER PARSONS. 

